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Bless The Lord, O My Soul
(Psalm 103
Andrae Crouch. I pray you are blessed!

Andrae Crouch's father was managing the family's cleaning business in east Los Angeles when he received a call to become the full-time pastor of a small church. The church didn't have too much to offer. In fact, it didn't even have someone who could play the piano. But he accepted the call.

One Sunday in church, as Andrae recalls it, "Dad called me up in front of the surprised congregation and asked me publicly that, if God would give me the gift of music, would I use it for the rest of my life to his glory?" When young ANdrae said yes, his father prayed for him, and that's when his music ministry began. A woman donated a piano to the church, and Andrae began playing some of the old hymns by ear.

The church had no hymnals and no money to buy them, so Andrae started writing some easy-to-learn and easy-to-sing tunes. One of his earliest was "Bless the Lord, O My Soul," which is a paraphrase of Psalm 103.

Bless The Lord, O My Soul
(Psalm 103)

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me,
Bless His holy name.
Repeat

He has done great things,
He has done great things,
He has done great tings,
Bless His holy name.
Repeat

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me,
Bless His holy name.
Repeat

Bless His holy name.


O Holy Lord, we do bless Your name this day! We lift You up and proclaim the works of Your hands. You are wonderful! You are righteous! You are loving and kind! We are humbled before Your throne. We praise You and exalt You in the name of Jesus, our Lord, amen!